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Mako Nakagawa Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-66-5)
Prewar family life; work, gambling, and bootlegging
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Mako Nakagawa Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-66-37)
Reflections on the incarceration: learning from injustice and oppression
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Mako Nakagawa Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-66-18)
Meeting German nationals and Japnese Latin Americans at Crystal City
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Mako Nakagawa Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-66-36)
The importance of diversity programs in education
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Mako Nakagawa Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-66-1)
Father's background: eking out a living in an Alaskan cannery
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Mako Nakagawa Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-66-7)
A child's memories of the FBI pick-up and detention of father
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Mako Nakagawa Segment 35 (ddr-densho-1000-66-35)
Developing the Multicultural Heritage Program, "Rainbow," and bringing it into the Seattle Public Schools
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Mako Nakagawa Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-66-23)
Issues of racism and identity, learning a meaningful poem in school
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Mako Nakagawa Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-66-15)
Parents' respect for the United States and loyalty to Japan
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Mako Nakagawa Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-66-21)
Parents' struggles to reestablish their lives and find work
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Mako Nakagawa Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-66-33)
Winning redress for the Seattle School District clerks
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Mako Nakagawa Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-66-6)
FBI search of family home, men running their hands through the rice
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Mako Nakagawa Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-66-17)
Father's feelings of being torn between two countries
Narrator Mako Nakagawa
Nisei female. Born February 1, 1937, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar childhood in Seattle. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington; Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho; and Crystal City internment camp, Texas. In the postwar years, became a teacher, principal, and multicultural specialist for Washington State's Superintendent of the Office of Public Instruction. Developed and directed the …
Narrator Yosh Nakagawa
Nisei male. Born December 27, 1932, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, and was in the third grade during mass removal to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington. Moved with family to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, before returning to Seattle to attend middle and high school. Found a lifelong job at Osborn & Ulland, a retail …
Narrator Rose Nakagawa
Nisei female. Born May 7, 1915, in Auburn, Washington. Mother died at a young age, and was adopted by aunt and her family. Grew up in Washington state before moving to Fresno, California. Married and had a child before World War II, then removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After …
Narrator Roy Nakagawa
Nisei male. Born December 28, 1916, in Missoula, Montana. Spent early part of childhood in Montana, where parents ran a farm. Moved with family to Seattle, Washington, finished school, and attended the University of Washington. Moved to the Los Angeles area for work. During World War II, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving …
Narrator Giro Nakagawa
Nisei male. Born March 13, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Kent, Washington, where parents ran a farm. In the 1930s, moved to South Bend, Washington, to work for the New Washington Oyster Company. During World War II, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and soon left to work on farms in Utah for …